Moline isn't the only city that waits until a septic system fails before requiring homeowners to hook on to city sewer, a situation that has a Moline couple facing a potential $65,000 bill. John and ...

Water quality in Mill Creek and other tributaries to the Solomons harbor is diminishing, probably because of dense development and old septic systems, according to an annual report by the Chesapeake ...

When Floridians think about water pollution, many picture visible problems like red tide blooms, dead fish or closed beaches. But some of the most serious threats to Florida’s water quality are far ...

Q What can I do about the clogged leaching lines in my 38-year-old septic system? There’s some pooling of sewage on the surface of the ground. A Conventional wisdom from septic professionals says that ...

Alan Knight, president of the Duane Lake association, has spent years trying to enroll the lake in the state's septic system replacement program. A lakeside home along Duane Lake. Created as part of ...